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Mission Impossible
"Peter Pettigrew."
Peter raised his hand and with a flick of Professor Flitwick's wand, his test paper flew into his hands. He stared at the grade on the top of the paper. There was a great big "D" in red writing. Peter sighed looking as disappointed as ever though not surprised at all. He had been getting D's all year so it was no big deal. The worst part about it was that all of his friends have always gotten E's and above.
"Alright, that's everyone. Class dismissed." Flitwick announced, everyone scurrying off as soon as they heard him. Remus, James, and Sirius were walking together, showing each other their grade.
"That was a breeze. I knew I'd get an 'Outstanding'." Sirius laughed as he tucked away his paper. James and Remus had the same kind of response to their grade. Peter fell back and cowered behind a tall Hufflepuff boy in front of him as he walked, hoping his friends wouldn't see him.
"Hey Wormtail, what did you get?" James spotted Peter, grabbing his paper before he had a chance to hide it.
"O-h nothing. I mean– I got— ." Peter stammered, still hunching down, embarrassed.
"A 'Dreadful'!" James laughed, "How thick can you be Wormtail? That was easy."
"I uh— I just— ." Peter stood there, whimpering. The other three strolled off laughing and talking gleefully. Peter looked at his test again and sighed. "I better face it, I'll never be as good as James." He whimpered and scurried off after his friends.
The Griffindor common room was quiet and deserted, before two young fifth years burst through the portrait hole bickering viciously back and forth.
"You did not!" James yelped at Remus, who was shaking his head.
"I did." Remus said plainly.
"You did not!"
"I did."
"You're telling me that Gloria Harsant asked you out to the ball?" James asked, plopping down on the couch in front of the fireplace.
"You bet she did mate." Remus sat down beside James on the couch.
"You old scoundrel. I can't believe it." James laughed, "I thought she was with Sirius?"
"Ha– she dumped him when she found out he had been with four other girls in a week."
"Lucky. She's probably the best looking girl in our year."
Remus shrugged, "So who are you going with?"
"I don't know yet. I was thinking Cindy Marsickle, if she's not going with anyone yet."
"Good catch that one."
"Yeah I suppose. I want to go with Lily but there's not a chance she'll take me." James sighed.
"Can't argue with you there my friend. I don't know what she has against you"
"Yeah, I'll guess I'll try."
Sirius walked into the common room looking troubled. He sat down on a chair next to James and Remus.
"What's up mate?" James asked. Sirius sighed.
"I'm in a bit of a quander me self."
"What is it? What happened?" Remus asked, sounding very interested.
"I can't decide which girl to go out with. I gotta Betty Barnuckle, Sarah Marriner, Jennifer Shooshiner..." Sirius went on and on moping and whining like he was the most unlucky guy on the planet.
"What am I going to do mate?" Sirius pleaded.
James and Remus looked at each other and burst out laughing.
"Do you know how much of a pig you sounded just then?" Remus laughed. Sirius stood up in shock, disregarding Remus's comment completely.
"I got it!" Sirius yelped, "I go to the ball with all of them. I'm sure they won't mind. It's me remember."
And with that he strolled up to the dormitory, listing names as he marched up the steps.
"Some people just have it so hard don't they?" James said, sarcastically.
Remus looked at him accusingly, "I wouldn't be talking James. I know loads of girls who would love to go to the ball with you."
"Yeah but..." James stuttered.
"Lily right? She doesn't like you James, you need to come to understand it sometime or another." Remus said, "You can't wait around forever."
James sighed, "I suppose you right."
Peter walked into the dormitory a few seconds later. He was bubbling from the mouth all over his front.
"Oh god, what happened now Peter?" Remus jumped up and helped his friend to a couch.
"Z-zack." Peter choked up more bubbles.
"Oh, not Zack Milsen again. What did you do to him this time?" James asked.
"A-asked Jamie out to the b-ball." Peter gulped.
"You did not?" James swallowed. Peter nodded.
"Sorry Pete, but I don't know what you expected." Remus said, feeling extremely sorry for his rat faced friend.
"I guess you right. I'll never be as good as you two at anything." Peter stopped throwing up bubbles. "I suppose I just won't go to the ball."
James, being the arrogant hot shot that he was, surprisingly felt deep sympathy for Peter.
"You know what Peter?" James said firmly, "You are going to go to the ball with Jamie whether Zack likes it or not."
Peter and Remus looked at him, surprised, but Remus caught on.
"Oh yes you will Peter. We will make sure, if it's the last thing we ever do, that you go to the ball with Jamie. You got it?" Remus patted Peter on the shoulder. No matter how many times they embarrassed him, Peter had to admit that he had great friends.
When everyone was sound asleep in the dormitory, James crept over to Remus's bed.
"What is it?" Remus blinked.
"It's Wormtail. Are we really going to get Jamie to go out with him to the ball?" James asked.
"Yes, we gave him our word. Plus, he deserves it after all he's been through. Always ending up on the bad side of everything." Remus said, looking over at a snoring Peter.
"Okay, but you do no this is going to be an impossible mission." James said firmly.
"I know, but we've done harder things before haven't we?"
"Yes we have." James agreed.
"Then what do you say James?" Lupin asked.
"Let's do it."
To be continued...